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In 1968, nearly a decade after he and several other partners started the company Applied Data Research, Martin Goetz received his patent, for data-sorting software for mainframes. It was major news in the industry: An article in Computerworld magazine bore the headline "First Patent Is Issued for Software, Full Implications Are Not Known."

In 1968, nearly a decade after he and several other partners started the company Applied Data Research, Goetz received his patent, for data-sorting software for mainframes.

“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.

Matthew Horton Intellectual Property Attorney Foley & Lardner including cybersecurity platforms & processes, artificial intelligence & machine learning, mobile devices & applications, cloud computing systems, and computer hardware.

Matthew Horton Intellectual Property Attorney Foley & Lardner including cybersecurity platforms & processes, artificial intelligence & machine learning, mobile devices & applications, cloud computing systems, and computer hardware.